BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – Springville's John Coon smoked the competition on Saturday night's episode of "BBQ Pitmasters" and moved one step closer to the reality cooking show's grand prize of $50,000.

John Coon is a man in search of perfection. Coon, a 43-year-old Springville resident, makes his living both in construction and at the barbecue pit. As a cook, he says, the goal is always perfection.

T-Coon’s is a masculine paradise. The Lafayette restaurant has no frills, a lot of reasonably priced food, and family fishing photographs decorating the walls alongside Rockin’ Dopsie Jr. and a boat ...

John Coon, right, of Springville, Ala., and his House of Q teammate Russ Lannom of Mount Juliet, Tenn., competed on the 2014 season of Destination America's "BBQ Pitmasters," where they advanced to ...

Sunday, Feb. 26, was a beautiful, sunny, day – perfect for coming down to Coon Valley for the Chili Cook-Off put on by the Friends of Knutson Memorial Library! We had a great turnout eager to taste ...

The venue is set for Hampshire's Coon Creek Country Days. The 37th annual festival runs from 6 to 10 p.m. Thursday; 6 p.m. to midnight Friday; 1 p.m. to midnight Saturday; and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug.

COON VALLEY, Wis (WKBT) – The Coon Valley Fire Department couldn’t hold their usual fundraiser due to the pandemic, so a local business decided to help them out. The Stockyard Grill and Saloon held a ...

The Friends of Knutson Memorial Library are planning their second annual chili cook-off to take place on Sunday, Feb. 26, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Coon Valley American Legion.